PRWeek named a UMD senior its Student of the Year PRWeek’s competition prompted students to create a campaign launching a spokesfigure for the Swedish furniture retailer IKEA. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD alums are bringing a tea-coffee hybrid drink to campus cafés Javazen also sells its blends as coffee groups in stores such as Wegmans, Whole Foods and the Maryland Food Co-op. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Gov. Larry Hogan announces support for permanent fracking ban in Maryland Hogan has openly supported fracking with strict regulations in the past. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD is a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers for the seventh straight year This university ranked No. 15 among large schools. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Officials delay announcement of FBI headquarters location until funding is secured A new deadline for choosing the site and developer has not been set. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD’s provost urged faculty to hold all classes despite “A Day Without a Woman” Prince George’s County schools closed due to the protest. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMPD is working with an SGA council to address police and student relations The council met with University Police on March 3 to discuss student concerns. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declares opioid state of emergency Between January 2016 and September 2016, 1,468 Maryland residents died from overdoses. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Sen. Ben Cardin slammed Trump’s foreign policies during a discussion at UMD “We need to be more united in how we move forward,” Cardin said. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
For the first time in about 25 years, a Prince George’s schools CEO will get a second term County Executive Rushern Baker announced last week he would extend Kevin Maxwell’s contract through 2021. DBK Admin December 31, 0999